Chapter 988: Cursed
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Chapter 988: Cursed
Sage had inadvertently found himself becoming a squick-loving edgelord and couldnt help but wonder if he could have avoided this path. Hed been randomly reborn into the Lang Clan and their bug using techniques, but he could have chosen to abandon them when they were wiped out to completely cut ties. All those years ago he could have also chosen to die rather than merge with the Twin Ringed Soul Serpent, hed felt death approaching and had chosen to merge as it seemed a way out. Maybe he could have kept struggling and found another answer that didnt lead to him having a snake tail instead of legs. Without walking down the path of constantly combining himself with other creatures he might not have comprehended the Law of Poison and then the Law of Corruption which then led him to value these two new techniques so highly.
Then again, I might have died without the Insect Immortal Index before ever reaching the Holy Flame Sect. That serpent might have killed me, and without having venom of my own would I ever discover a Law at all?
After more than a decade at the Clear Sky Academy, most of it spent in the library, Sage finally finished his task and copied down the whole library. He informed Twilight of his departure and they tried to persuade him to stay, but only lightly. Hed always made his stance known from the start, and from how hed turned down the transportation missions they knew he wasnt that loyal to their cause. It was an Academy after all, and most of them were also beholden to other organizations or ties as well.
The only failing in this venture was actually the thing that inspired it in the first place. The Ghostwood tree that hed come here to learn about was not actually within the librarys records. Or at least it wasnt there in the manner he had been looking for. There was no record of a Ghostwood anywhere in the library as a formal name for anything. All that effort without even accomplishing the original reason he had come to the Clear Sky Academy. Fortunately, the answer was far simpler than he imagined.
They were merely a byproduct of a greater whole: The Gravegrove Spore. The Gravegrove Spore was not a type of natural treasure, it was actually a Heavenly Material, more specifically a Heavenly Seed. Just like the Seed of Life, Heavenly Seeds have very specific conditions on how they can be used. Once Sage felt the strange resonance in this other dimension, it all suddenly made sense. He searched through the resources he had on Heavenly Materials and found the information on the Gravegrove Spore was quite sparse. It was no wonder he hadnt realized it was related to the Ghostwood tree as the Gravegrove Spore said only: consumes the souls of the dead to grow a forest of darkness. The description was correct, but it was far from descriptive enough. It seemed to fall into the category of lesser known Heavenly Materials, which applied to many of the Heavenly Seeds. Their strange nature meant they usually formed into their own forests or localized ecosystems and because of the strange growing conditions it was rare for Cultivators to be bonded with them.
From the looks of things, it seemed like the Gravegrove Spores dimension had some unusually dark and Yin-like properties. It also was boring its way through dimensions, and made him wonder if it specifically required a small yin natured dimension in order to grow. Such a condition would definitely be hard to set up, especially if it was needed for bonding. How many people could create a dimension within themselves as a home for a Heavenly Material?
Sage was excited to have finally solved the mystery, but there was a problem. Since the Gravegrove Spore had already grown up, there was no longer an easy and simple way to integrate it into his own body. Even if he had the Seed of Life that had grown into its own world, the Gravegrove Spore was basically at a similar level. So, while hed finally figured out what it was, he hadnt gained that much new information and also was at an impasse on how to handle it.
In this case, it was actually quite lucky that hed sent in his Soul Clone rather than spending years descending the Tianxia Capital so he could enter the Ghostwood trees dimension with his real body. Having wasted only a few days in seclusion, Sage left the inn and finally returned to the task that Guan Zhenyan had arranged for him next.
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Chapter 988: Cursed
Sage had inadvertently found himself becoming a squick-loving edgelord and couldnt help but wonder if he could have avoided this path. Hed been randomly reborn into the Lang Clan and their bug using techniques, but he could have chosen to abandon them when they were wiped out to completely cut ties. All those years ago he could have also chosen to die rather than merge with the Twin Ringed Soul Serpent, hed felt death approaching and had chosen to merge as it seemed a way out. Maybe he could have kept struggling and found another answer that didnt lead to him having a snake tail instead of legs. Without walking down the path of constantly combining himself with other creatures he might not have comprehended the Law of Poison and then the Law of Corruption which then led him to value these two new techniques so highly.
Then again, I might have died without the Insect Immortal Index before ever reaching the Holy Flame Sect. That serpent might have killed me, and without having venom of my own would I ever discover a Law at all?
After more than a decade at the Clear Sky Academy, most of it spent in the library, Sage finally finished his task and copied down the whole library. He informed Twilight of his departure and they tried to persuade him to stay, but only lightly. Hed always made his stance known from the start, and from how hed turned down the transportation missions they knew he wasnt that loyal to their cause. It was an Academy after all, and most of them were also beholden to other organizations or ties as well.
The only failing in this venture was actually the thing that inspired it in the first place. The Ghostwood tree that hed come here to learn about was not actually within the librarys records. Or at least it wasnt there in the manner he had been looking for. There was no record of a Ghostwood anywhere in the library as a formal name for anything. All that effort without even accomplishing the original reason he had come to the Clear Sky Academy. Fortunately, the answer was far simpler than he imagined.
They were merely a byproduct of a greater whole: The Gravegrove Spore. The Gravegrove Spore was not a type of natural treasure, it was actually a Heavenly Material, more specifically a Heavenly Seed. Just like the Seed of Life, Heavenly Seeds have very specific conditions on how they can be used. Once Sage felt the strange resonance in this other dimension, it all suddenly made sense. He searched through the resources he had on Heavenly Materials and found the information on the Gravegrove Spore was quite sparse. It was no wonder he hadnt realized it was related to the Ghostwood tree as the Gravegrove Spore said only: consumes the souls of the dead to grow a forest of darkness. The description was correct, but it was far from descriptive enough. It seemed to fall into the category of lesser known Heavenly Materials, which applied to many of the Heavenly Seeds. Their strange nature meant they usually formed into their own forests or localized ecosystems and because of the strange growing conditions it was rare for Cultivators to be bonded with them.
From the looks of things, it seemed like the Gravegrove Spores dimension had some unusually dark and Yin-like properties. It also was boring its way through dimensions, and made him wonder if it specifically required a small yin natured dimension in order to grow. Such a condition would definitely be hard to set up, especially if it was needed for bonding. How many people could create a dimension within themselves as a home for a Heavenly Material?
Sage was excited to have finally solved the mystery, but there was a problem. Since the Gravegrove Spore had already grown up, there was no longer an easy and simple way to integrate it into his own body. Even if he had the Seed of Life that had grown into its own world, the Gravegrove Spore was basically at a similar level. So, while hed finally figured out what it was, he hadnt gained that much new information and also was at an impasse on how to handle it.
In this case, it was actually quite lucky that hed sent in his Soul Clone rather than spending years descending the Tianxia Capital so he could enter the Ghostwood trees dimension with his real body. Having wasted only a few days in seclusion, Sage left the inn and finally returned to the task that Guan Zhenyan had arranged for him next.
Chapter 988: CursedSage had inadvertently found himself becoming a squick-loving edgelord and couldnt help but wonder if he could have avoided this path. Hed been randomly reborn into the Lang Clan and their bug using techniques, but he could have chosen to abandon them when they were wiped out to completely cut ties. All those years ago he could have also chosen to die rather than merge with the Twin Ringed Soul Serpent, hed felt death approaching and had chosen to merge as it seemed a way out. Maybe he could have kept struggling and found another answer that didnt lead to him having a snake tail instead of legs. Without walking down the path of constantly combining himself with other creatures he might not have comprehended the Law of Poison and then the Law of Corruption which then led him to value these two new techniques so highly. Then again, I might have died without the Insect Immortal Index before ever reaching the Holy Flame Sect. That serpent might have killed me, and without having venom of my own would I ever discover a Law at all?After more than a decade at the Clear Sky Academy, most of it spent in the library, Sage finally finished his task and copied down the whole library. He informed Twilight of his departure and they tried to persuade him to stay, but only lightly. Hed always made his stance known from the start, and from how hed turned down the transportation missions they knew he wasnt that loyal to their cause. It was an Academy after all, and most of them were also beholden to other organizations or ties as well. The only failing in this venture was actually the thing that inspired it in the first place. The Ghostwood tree that hed come here to learn about was not actually within the librarys records. Or at least it wasnt there in the manner he had been looking for. There was no record of a Ghostwood anywhere in the library as a formal name for anything. All that effort without even accomplishing the original reason he had come to the Clear Sky Academy. Fortunately, the answer was far simpler than he imagined. They were merely a byproduct of a greater whole: The Gravegrove Spore. The Gravegrove Spore was not a type of natural treasure, it was actually a Heavenly Material, more specifically a Heavenly Seed. Just like the Seed of Life, Heavenly Seeds have very specific conditions on how they can be used. Once Sage felt the strange resonance in this other dimension, it all suddenly made sense. He searched through the resources he had on Heavenly Materials and found the information on the Gravegrove Spore was quite sparse. It was no wonder he hadnt realized it was related to the Ghostwood tree as the Gravegrove Spore said only: consumes the souls of the dead to grow a forest of darkness. The description was correct, but it was far from descriptive enough. It seemed to fall into the category of lesser known Heavenly Materials, which applied to many of the Heavenly Seeds. Their strange nature meant they usually formed into their own forests or localized ecosystems and because of the strange growing conditions it was rare for Cultivators to be bonded with them. From the looks of things, it seemed like the Gravegrove Spores dimension had some unusually dark and Yin-like properties. It also was boring its way through dimensions, and made him wonder if it specifically required a small yin natured dimension in order to grow. Such a condition would definitely be hard to set up, especially if it was needed for bonding. How many people could create a dimension within themselves as a home for a Heavenly Material? Sage was excited to have finally solved the mystery, but there was a problem. Since the Gravegrove Spore had already grown up, there was no longer an easy and simple way to integrate it into his own body. Even if he had the Seed of Life that had grown into its own world, the Gravegrove Spore was basically at a similar level. So, while hed finally figured out what it was, he hadnt gained that much new information and also was at an impasse on how to handle it. In this case, it was actually quite lucky that hed sent in his Soul Clone rather than spending years descending the Tianxia Capital so he could enter the Ghostwood trees dimension with his real body. Having wasted only a few days in seclusion, Sage left the inn and finally returned to the task that Guan Zhenyan had arranged for him next.
